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Friday Final Ratings: Williams Sisters U.S. Open Tennis Match on ESPN in Virtual Tie for 8-9 p.m. Hour Lead in Key Adult Demos

by Douglas Pucci September 5, 2018, 7:00 am

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What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Friday, August 31:

Fresh Off The Boat (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
254 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.345 million viewers
• 1.6/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/3 F18-49, 0.2/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/3 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.4/2 M25-54)

Speechless (R) (ABC, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
254 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 1.696 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.4/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.3/1 M25-54)

What Would You Do? (ABC, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
254 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.565 million viewers
• 1.7/4 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.9/4 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

20/20 (ABC, 10:01 PM, 59 min.)
254 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.805 million viewers
• 1.9/4 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (1.0/4 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

TKO: Total Knock Out (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
256 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.256 million viewers
• 1.5/3 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.5/3 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.3/3 M18-34)
• 0.6/3 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.6/3 M25-54)

Whistleblower (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
256 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.239 million viewers
• 1.5/3 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.5/4 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.4/2 M25-54)

Blue Bloods (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
256 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 3.292 million viewers
• 2.2/5 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.6/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

American Ninja Warrior (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
242 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 2.332 million viewers
• 1.5/3 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/3 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.6/3 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

Dateline NBC (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
245 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.912 million viewers
• 1.9/4 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.2/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (1.0/4 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

The Resident (R) (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 1.572 million viewers
• 1.1/2 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.3/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.4/2 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.4/2 M25-54)

The Orville (R) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 0.987 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.3/1 M25-54)

Masters of Illusion (CW, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
255 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 0.785 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

Masters of Illusion (R) (CW, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
255 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 0.715 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
255 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 0.734 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.437 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH
• 0.4/3 A18-49

El Rico y Lazaro (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.504 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49

La Bella y Las Bestias (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.264 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49

La Piloto (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.031 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49

Reto 4 Elementos: Naturaleza Extrema (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.342 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49

La Jefa del Campeon (UniMás, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.234 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49

Exatlón Estados Unidos (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.031 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49
• 0.3/2 A18-34

Cine Especial Taken 2 (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.055 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49
• 0.3/2 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Friday, August 31 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and demo ratings in parentheses):

Live PD AC (repeat) (A&E, 8:00 PM, 58 min.)
• 0.982 million viewers (#23)
• 0.61 HH (#25)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#10)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#21)
• 0.38 A25-54 (#5)

Live PD (repeat) (A&E, 9:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 1.158 million viewers (#13)
• 0.75 HH (#15)
• 0.34 A18-49 (#5)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#21)
• 0.46 A25-54 (#4)

The Amazing World of Gumball (repeat) (TOON, 7:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.388 million viewers
• 0.09 A18-49

Dragon Ball Super (repeat) (ADSM, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.287 million viewers
• 0.09 A18-49

The Cleveland Show (repeat) (ADSM, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.370 million viewers (#79)
• 0.24 HH (#75)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#51)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#37)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#69)

The Cleveland Show (repeat) (ADSM, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.494 million viewers (#65)
• 0.32 HH (#59)
• 0.20 A18-49 (#25)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#18)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#41)

American Dad (repeat) (ADSM, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.657 million viewers (#46)
• 0.44 HH (#45)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#7)
• 0.32 A18-34 (#4)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#14)

American Dad (repeat) (ADSM, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.843 million viewers (#28)
• 0.58 HH (#27)
• 0.39 A18-49 (#4)
• 0.43 A18-34 (#2)
• 0.38 A25-54 (#5)

Bob’s Burgers (repeat) (ADSM, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.999 million viewers (#22)
• 0.62 HH (#23)
• 0.49 A18-49 (#1)
• 0.51 A18-34 (#1)
• 0.47 A25-54 (#3)

Treehouse Masters (APL, 8:00 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.569 million viewers (#50)
• 0.36 HH (#53)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#67)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.16 A25-54 (#61)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.011 million viewers (#21)
• 0.71 HH (#17)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#40)
• 0.05 A18-34 (#94)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#23)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.866 million viewers (#27)
• 0.62 HH (#23)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#51)
• 0.04 A18-34 (#99)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#41)

BattleBots (DISC, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.757 million viewers (#38)
• 0.45 HH (#44)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#40)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#79)
• 0.22 A25-54 (#38)

Treasure Quest: Snake Island (DISC, 9:01 PM, 62 min.)
• 0.669 million viewers (#45)
• 0.41 HH (#48)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#46)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#79)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#45)

Tennis: U.S. Open Prime Third Round: Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams (ESPN, 7:11 PM, 131 min.)
• 1.951 million viewers (#4)
• 1.22 HH (#6)
• 0.45 A18-49 (#2)
• 0.27 A18-34 (#8)
• 0.58 A25-54 (#1)
Approximate tie with TKO (CBS) for No. 1 in the 8-9 p.m. hour among persons 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54

College Football Prime Western Kentucky at Wisconsin (ESPN, 9:22 PM, 183 min.)
• 1.409 million viewers (#8)
• 0.86 HH (#10)
• 0.41 A18-49 (#3)
• 0.29 A18-34 (#6)
• 0.48 A25-54 (#2)

College Football Countdown (ESPN2, 8:00 PM, 59 min.)
• 0.270 million viewers (#97)
• 0.18 HH (#94)
• 0.10 A18-49 (#92)
• 0.06 A18-34 (#88)
• 0.10 A25-54 (#96)

College Football Prime Western Kentucky at Wisconsin (ESPN2, 8:59 PM, 23 min.)
• 0.688 million viewers (#43)
• 0.44 HH (#45)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#36)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#54)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#45)

Tennis: U.S. Open Prime Third Round (ESPN2, 9:22 PM, 202 min.)
• 0.705 million viewers (#41)
• 0.46 HH (#41)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#51)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#45)

College Football Prime Army at Duke (ESPNU, 7:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.503 million viewers (#60)
• 0.30 HH (#62)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#67)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#79)
• 0.19 A25-54 (#51)

Diners, Drive Ins & Dives (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.816 million viewers (#31)
• 0.53 HH (#32)
• 0.22 A18-49 (#18)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#37)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#14)

Tucker Carlson Special (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.807 million viewers (#6)
• 1.22 HH (#6)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#51)
• 0.06 A18-34 (#88)
• 0.25 A25-54 (#31)

Hannity Special (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.260 million viewers (#2)
• 1.48 HH (#2)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#40)
• 0.06 A18-34 (#88)
• 0.33 A25-54 (#10)

The Ingraham Angle Special (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.944 million viewers (#5)
• 1.31 HH (#4)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#67)
• 0.03 A18-34 (#100)
• 0.25 A25-54 (#31)

College Football: Pac 12 San Diego State at Stanford (FS1, 8:59 PM, 211 min.)
• 0.596 million viewers (#48)
• 0.38 HH (#50)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#46)
• 0.11 A18-34 (#46)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#41)

CHiPs (HBO, 9:45 PM, 101 min.)
• 0.326 million viewers (#85)
• 0.20 HH (#89)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#75)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.14 A25-54 (#79)

Tiny Paradise (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.184 million viewers (#12)
• 0.78 HH (#12)
• 0.20 A18-49 (#25)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#32)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#23)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.254 million viewers (#10)
• 0.88 HH (#9)
• 0.22 A18-49 (#18)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#37)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#14)

House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.340 million viewers (#9)
• 0.92 HH (#8)
• 0.26 A18-49 (#15)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#32)
• 0.32 A25-54 (#11)

Ancient Aliens (HIST, 8:00 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.902 million viewers (#26)
• 0.60 HH (#26)
• 0.22 A18-49 (#18)
• 0.16 A18-34 (#25)
• 0.25 A25-54 (#31)

In Search of (HIST, 10:03 PM, 62 min.)
• 0.793 million viewers (#33)
• 0.52 HH (#34)
• 0.20 A18-49 (#25)
• 0.11 A18-34 (#46)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#23)

The Killer Closer (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.960 million viewers (#24)
• 0.68 HH (#20)
• 0.22 A18-49 (#18)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#37)
• 0.32 A25-54 (#11)

Movie-LMN Acquired Premiere Lethal Soccer Mom (LMN, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.474 million viewers (#66)
• 0.30 HH (#62)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#75)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#69)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.755 million viewers (#7)
• 1.25 HH (#5)
• 0.14 A18-49 (#60)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#45)

Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.771 million viewers (#1)
• 1.88 HH (#1)
• 0.24 A18-49 (#16)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#54)
• 0.37 A25-54 (#8)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.146 million viewers (#3)
• 1.48 HH (#2)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#40)
• 0.05 A18-34 (#94)
• 0.28 A25-54 (#20)

Nick Cannon Wild N Out 12 (MTV, 10:00 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.538 million viewers (#54)
• 0.34 HH (#56)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#7)
• 0.30 A18-34 (#5)
• 0.28 A25-54 (#20)

Nick Cannon Wild N Out 12 (MTV, 10:31 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.533 million viewers (#55)
• 0.35 HH (#55)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#10)
• 0.27 A18-34 (#8)
• 0.27 A25-54 (#22)

SpongeBob (repeat) (NICK, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.068 million viewers (#18)
• 0.63 HH (#22)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#7)
• 0.27 A18-34 (#8)
• 0.29 A25-54 (#17)

SpongeBob: The Movie (repeat) (NAN, 9:00 PM, 121 min.)
• 0.839 million viewers (#30)
• 0.48 HH (#40)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#10)
• 0.27 A18-34 (#8)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#23)

Wynonna Earp (SYFY, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.502 million viewers (#61)
• 0.31 HH (#60)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#67)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#54)
• 0.17 A25-54 (#57)

Dead Files Popups (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.518 million viewers (#57)
• 0.34 HH (#56)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#51)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#79)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#41)

Dead Files (TRAV, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.554 million viewers (#51)
• 0.38 HH (#50)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#46)
• 0.06 A18-34 (#88)
• 0.25 A25-54 (#31)

Liga MX Puebla vs. Monterrey (UDN, 10:00 PM, 122 min.)
• 0.275 million viewers (#96)
• 0.16 HH (#97)
• 0.11 A18-49 (#82)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.13 A25-54 (#84)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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